Safety-fender.



A. LEIBNER.

SAFETY FENDER. APPLICATIQN men JAN.6. r917.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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SAFETY FENDER'.

APPLICATION FILED mus. 1917.

WITH/E8858 K m I f L m0 m w M 9.3 QM u s A m L d X. e I m a M Du ATTORNEYS -1'1ED era nrron.

ALBERT LEIBNER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-FENDER.

. I To all whom it may mm.-

Be it. known that I, ALBERT. Lm snnn, a

York, have invented a new. and Improved Safety-Fender, of which the following is a a 1 .full, clear, and exact description. y

This invention relates to fenders for vehicles and particularly to an improved fender for automobiles, and has foran object the provision of a construction which will normally act as a bumperbut which may be caused to unfold and act as a catchmg or fending device.

Another ob set in view is to provide a "fender for vehicles which is foldable and which may be telescopically fitted into a holder beneath the front part of the vehicle in such a Way as tobe readily released for spreading a net or receiving sheet in front of the vehicle.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 isa perspective view of'the front ment of theinvention applied thercto'l part of an automobile showing an embodi- Fig. {2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the fenderin an unfolded or operative position. e V

Fig. 3. 's a longitudinal vertical section \through the fender, the samebeing taken on line 33 of Fig. 5.

Fig. dis a sectional view similar to Fig. 3

but showing the parts in their unfolded or operative position.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 3 on line'5-5.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail fragmentary sectional view showing the pivotal connec tion between the frames of the fender and also showing a locking hook.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates an automobile of any desired kindto whichthe fender issecured, thefender when folded appearing as shown in Fig. 1. In this figure it will be "observed'that the bar 2' acts as an ordinary bufi'er and isshaped as such while acting as a brace forholding and stiffening the upper part of the frame 3. Theframe 3 acts as an upper buffer while frame 4: acts as a lower buffer, these frames 1 being pivotally connected by suitable pivot pins 5, there'being a pivot pin for each of the bars of the respective frames. Frame 4 61s formed with a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 21, ram.

5 Application filed January 6, 1917. Serial No. 140,913.

substantially U-shap'edcross bar 6 at the front end and with two rearwardly extending bars 7 and 8 connected by the pivotal pins 5 to the bars 9 and 10. Aflexible bar or cable, as for instance, the wire cable 11, connects the arms of the U-shaped bar 6,

' and to the cable 11 the sheet or net 12 is secured whereby when an article strikes the net and also the cable 11 a slight give or resiliency will be produced so as tocushion the shock. I g I i e The bars 9 and 10 of frame 3 are provided with a substantially U-shaped cross bar 13 at the upper end, to the arms of which the buffer 2 is secured and also a suitable roller 14 which has a spring therein for winding the net 12 when the parts are folded preparatory to being forced into the. tubular casings 15 and 16. The net 12 is secured at one end to the roller 14 and at the other to the cable 11 so that when the parts are forced from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 41 the net 12 will unwind and the spring in the roller 14 will become wound. When the frames 3 and 4 are brought together manually preparatory to assembling the parts as shown in Fig. 1, the spring in the roller 14L will cause the ro tation of the roller and, consequently, the

winding of the net on said roller. Thebars 8 and'9 are designed to be telescoped into the casing 16 while the bars 7 and 10 are designedto be telescoped into the casing 15, as shown in Fig. 5, when the parts are in'their assembled or folded position.

' l/Vhenthe parts are in the open position as shown in Fig. 4: and a body strikes the net 12, frame 4: is held in its lowered position by means of a hook 17 interlocking with part of the respective casings l5 and 16,.

there being one hook for each of the bars 7 and 8. As the frame 3 is pivotally connected with frame 4 the frame 3 cannot move wardly, after which the parts are forced directly into the casings, bars 7 and 10 entering casing 15 while bars 8 and 9 enter casing 16. From Fig. 3 it Will be observed that the roller 14, when the parts are folded, is positioned near the front of the casings but does not enter therein,-as the casings are merely tubular members, as shown in Fig.

5 5,-for receiving the bars forming-special parts of the frames 8 and 4.

acting against the end of the casing and against the piston member'19 which is conlo nected with a rod 20, and rod 20 in turn is p'ivotally connected'by means of the'pin 5 to thefbars? and as shown in Figsjandii. A "spring 21 is connected to thepiston l9 andj -also' to the bar lO so as to oause'the '15 frames 3 and a' to quickly assume the position shown in iFig. 4 when forced outwardly by spring 18. 'Whenthe frames are. folded I and: forced inwardly to" th f Position shown in" Fig. 3, spring21 will be brought under tension' and spring 18 will also'be' compressed.

These springs are held under tension and compression respectively by means ofthe "hookor loop member 22mounted on the "oross'bar 23 of frame 4, said'hook or loop '25' "member-fitting over the" hook or projection '24P. on'the'b'alr 25. Bar-"'25 extends through both of 'theca'sin'gsso as" to limit the outward fmo e'ment of thefrespective bars 7, 8,9 and 1 0 and'to be -in proper position for holding theloop22 against movement when the parts "are'jfoldedl A'Crankor arm 26 is connected to bar25 and ajlink27 is connected to said 'fcranlg as 'shown'in Fig. 4. Link'27 is pro- '."vided with a stop 28 designed to engage the fiX ed or,stationary "stop29 so as to prevent :the mdvement of link 27" in one direction,

1A" spring 30 is connected with the stationary stop 29 andwith link 2'1 for urging the link to the' position shown in'Fig 4. Link 27 at "the'rear end is pr'o'vided-with a slot31 for receiving the pin32 carried by the rod, 38,

said rod having an'e nlarged end 34 designed {to befengaged by the" foot offthe' operator, and also by a' I spring 35 'which normally the rod :83 in an elevated position and,

" consequ'entlyflstop 28 in engagement with h hen thejparts'are inthe position shown 'fl'inFig'. 3th'e loop member 22 is engagingthe i "projection 24. '1 If itshould be desired to "operate the device the operator presses the "enlargement or knob 34 and thereby swings thelink'27"downwardly until stop 28 is disenga edfrom the stationary stop 29. This 5 5"'wil1 allow the spring 18 toforce the piston 19 and parts carried thereby,includingthe frames 3 and a, outwardly as'member 24L has' been moved away from ,or out ofen- ,;gagemejnt' with the loop -member22. As

"j'sj'pr ing 28"acts quickly it will be evident that it will" require only a 'very'short time tonnjfold the device as'shown in Fig. 2 when the parts are released. Whenit is desired to g agam'fold-theparts toithe position shown in F1gl'2it is necessary" for the operator, or

when arranged in the casing while, allowing spaced rearwardly extending -;bars, ".onerg bar someone, to manuallywmove theparts to a folded position and then force theproper parts into thecasingslS and 16.

What I claim is: Ji -A fender comprising a palr of casings,

.a pair of frames pivotally connected together,= each of said frames having a pair of rods, one rod of each frame telescopically --fitting into oneof-"said casings, a catch for normally holding said rods in said casings, a

spring for forcing said rods out ofjthe casings, 'meansfor' releasing said ca-tch, and a net or sheet spread by said frames when said rods areforced out of said casings.

2. A fenderoompr'ising affpair of'frames hinged together, a hook on one of: said frames, each of said'frames being provlded witha pair of bars,axpair of casings? for're- 'ceiving said bars, said hook" being adapted to engage said casings. when the parts are in an unfolded con'ohtionfor. preventmg accidental folding, and a'sheet' or "net'held'in position by the frames whenin an unfolded position. p

3. A fender of. the character described,

' comprising a pair-10f fold'ableframes, a buffing member connected with one offthe frames, means for holding said frames, in a folded position so that. the buffii member will be held at the usual position on an auto-' mobile, a spring'for moving said framesto an open position, and means forreleasing said spring. y

4. "In a' fender of the character described, a pair of casings, a spring arranged in each casihg, a pair of foldable members having rods adapted to slidingly'fitintosaid casings and compresssaid springs, means for look. ing saidrods against outward l m'ovement .members, ar,pair of foldableiframes a net connected with said frames and adapted. to

be spread "thereby when .the'. frames are opened,,each iofgsaid' frames. having apair of of each pair "being? fittedjinto one of said .tubular members, a spring in. each of saidfltubu- 1m: members, a-piston in ':each ,ofils'aidltubu- Y 1 lar members connected withv saidlbars Whereby 'when the bars are1forcedinto'. thetubular members the springs will "be. compressed, a

transversely extending bar connect-ing said tubular vmembers,-said flast'i mentioned bar havlng a pro ection acting as a catch, a loop member connected with one of said frames 1 0 ,10 members.

r said catch, means for mes having memand adapted to fit ove said pistons, a pair of fra ally connected with said pistons normally holding said catch against movebers pivot ment thereby locking said foldable members and telescopic lly fitting in said casings in said tubular members, and a normally opwhen the pistons press said springs, a catch 5 erated releasing member for turning sai for normally holding said telescoping mem- 20 catch to a released or disengaged position bers in the casings, manually operated means whereby said springs will project said movfor releasing sai catch, a spring for each osition, and a iston connected With the respective pistons d frames for causing a sprea the mo a le and one of sai ing action of the frames W ibed, the casings by sai a spring arrange and a net connected to the outer en 0 sai in each casing, apis casframes, said net being un or said springs, a piston when the frames are separated.

ALBERT LEIBNER.

ing for compressin 1 rod extending forwardly through each of by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

able members to an outer p spring member for spreading 6. In a device of the character descr a air of tubular casings,

ton arranged in each five cents each,

may be obtained for Washington, I). 0.

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